February 2020 Odds Ends, we have several items to share with you. first, Kent Sprecher has some monkeys he likes identified. Next, Andreas Dittmann has a figure for us to identify. Erwin Sell has discovered two companies from Russia making fantasy figures.
February 2020 Odds Ends Monkeys Galore
Kent Sprecher sent this photo of two different monkies. He had no idea who made them or where they were used. Laurie thought they might Monkeys in a barrel. I checked images of the Monkeys in a Barrel and found that was a dead end. I thought that they might be a cocktail garnish. Kent replied that they were 60mm. What do you think?
Andreas Dittmann’s Question
Andreas found the above figure at one of his local flea markets. he thought it might be a female figure. He said the following: The maker of the soft-plastic 8cm (3.14 inches) scale figure is unknown to me, It looks like been made in China. There are no base markings or other signs of origin. Andreas continues The figure does not look too female to me, but the hair is more women-like than for a man. Can you supply some more insight into this figure?
Fantasy Figures
Erwin found two new companies from Russia first is called Koki. This company is doing several fantasy figure sets. The first one is called Steampunk Goblins. The set has five 54mm goblins in 54mm for $90.00 plus postage. GMM is the second company and they are doing a set of figures called Swamp Trolls. Like the first set mentioned, they have five different trolls and are $90.00 plus postage.
Minor Update
From Peter Evans’s fine report on the UK Trade Fairs, I can correct who made these figures. They are by the Wild Republic. The set has ten pieces. One final note on the junk box, I got a timpo base in the box, but no figures.
Are you absolutely positive those monkeys did not come from a “Barrel of Monkeys” kind of game? They are jogging a distant nemory and it is a memory of some kind of game.
I’m sure they were not part of the classic ‘Barrel of Monkeys’ game. Those were soft plastic, all in the same pose and linked together with curved hands as the object of the game was to make the longest chain right out of the barrel.
Yup, I remember that game, but these are just screaming in my mind that they are part of a game. Can’t for the life of me remember what game, but I keep thinking game. Maybe I’m crazy.
The long haired figure reminds me of Rambo.
Are you absolutely positive those monkeys did not come from a “Barrel of Monkeys” kind of game? They are jogging a distant nemory and it is a memory of some kind of game.
I’m sure they were not part of the classic ‘Barrel of Monkeys’ game. Those were soft plastic, all in the same pose and linked together with curved hands as the object of the game was to make the longest chain right out of the barrel.
Yup, I remember that game, but these are just screaming in my mind that they are part of a game. Can’t for the life of me remember what game, but I keep thinking game. Maybe I’m crazy.
I agree that the long haired military figure looks like John Rambo.